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- $Unique_ID{SSP03013}
- $Title{Twelfth Night: Act III, Scene III}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*03000.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- TWELFTH NIGHT
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- ACT III
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- SCENE III: A street.
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- {Enter SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO.}
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- SEBASTIAN: I would not by my will have troubled you;
- But, since you make your pleasure of your pains,
- I will no further chide you.
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- ANTONIO: I could not stay behind you: my desire,
- More sharp than filed steel, did spur me forth;
- And not all love to see you, though so much
- As might have drawn one to a longer voyage,
- But jealousy what might befall your travel,
- Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger,
- Unguided and unfriended, often prove 10
- Rough and unhospitable: my willing love,
- The rather by these arguments of fear,
- Set forth in your pursuit.
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- SEBASTIAN: My kind Antonio,
- I can no other answer make but thanks,
- And thanks; and ever. . . . oft good turns
- Are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay:
- But, were my worth as is my conscience firm,
- You should find better dealing. What's to do?
- Shall we go see the reliques of this town?
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- ANTONIO: To-morrow, sir: best first go see your lodging. 20
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- SEBASTIAN: I am not weary, and 'tis long to night:
- I pray you, let us satisfy our eyes
- With the memorials and the things of fame
- That do renown this city.
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- ANTONIO: Would you'ld pardon me;
- I do not without danger walk these streets:
- Once, in a sea-fight, 'gainst the count his galleys
- I did some service; of such note indeed,
- That were I ta'en here it would scarce be answer'd.
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- SEBASTIAN: Belike you slew great number of his people.
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- ANTONIO: The offence is not of such a bloody nature; 30
- Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel
- Might well have given us bloody argument.
- It might have since been answer'd in repaying
- What we took from them; which, for traffic's sake,
- Most of our city did: only myself stood out;
- For which, if I be lapsed in this place,
- I shall pay dear.
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- SEBASTIAN: Do not then walk too open.
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- ANTONIO: It doth not fit me. Hold, sir, here's my purse.
- In the south suburbs, at the Elephant,
- Is best to lodge: I will bespeak our diet, 40
- Whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge
- With viewing of the town: there shall you have me.
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- SEBASTIAN: Why I your purse?
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- ANTONIO: Haply your eye shall light upon some toy
- You have desire to purchase; and your store,
- I think, is not for idle markets, sir.
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- SEBASTIAN: I'll be your purse-bearer and leave you
- For an hour.
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- ANTONIO: To the Elephant.
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- SEBASTIAN: I do remember.
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- [Exeunt.]
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